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It's refreshing to see a JavaScript project with a mature tone and no emoji bullet lists in its readme. I'm very eager for JS culture to mature along with the t

It's refreshing to see a JavaScript project with a mature tone and no emoji bullet lists in its readme. I'm very eager for JS culture to mature along with the tooling, and to prioritize content over sugar.

beart 7y ago
I see emojis in business emails regularly, and I work in a non tech sector. I don't think this says anything about the JavaScript ecosystem.
philjackson 7y ago
I was thinking about this in the context of Tesla and their competitors the other day. Tesla have some little hints of good humour throughout their cars/marketing which I endear them to me. Everything is way too serious these days and injecting a little fun - with the disclaimer it doesn't get in the way - is a great thing. Keep the emojis and witty copy coming, I say.
x3haloed 7y ago
The Readme doesn't take itself too seriously. It even says the name of the project started a joke, and pokes fun at its logo. I have a suspicion that emojis just make you upset.
- bogidon 7y ago
  I use emoji when texting sometimes. I have nothing against them. I used emoji as a symbol for excessive and distracting behavior, that feels similar to how memes feel – which to me has an almost mob/cult-like quality to it. I’m not sure what other examples to use to describe the tone I’m referring to without offending anyone. But, I’d personally be really interested in an anthropologist writing about the internet culture of JS development. Edit: hackernews unsurprisingly did not let me use an emoji at the end there.
namelosw 7y ago
Then you'll be pissed when you take a look at the issue list... Again, like others said it's more likely you are just upset about the emoji.
giancarlostoro 7y ago
It's still experimental, just give it time ;) /s It is refreshing though seeing somebody trying to tackle some of my gripes about JS from a clean slate. I get so tired of hearing of x tool just to use some CSS lib or JS lib, or 17 tools to make development better and they all fight each other.
specialist 7y ago
It's a phase. I like that every new cohort grows thru rejection and rebellion. Graffiti, bleached hair, ripped jeans, cathartic music, emoji, or whatever. Source: Former punk, now almost a gray beard.

beart 7y ago

I see emojis in business emails regularly, and I work in a non tech sector. I don't think this says anything about the JavaScript ecosystem.

philjackson 7y ago

I was thinking about this in the context of Tesla and their competitors the other day. Tesla have some little hints of good humour throughout their cars/marketing which I endear them to me. Everything is way too serious these days and injecting a little fun - with the disclaimer it doesn't get in the way - is a great thing. Keep the emojis and witty copy coming, I say.

x3haloed 7y ago

The Readme doesn't take itself too seriously. It even says the name of the project started a joke, and pokes fun at its logo. I have a suspicion that emojis just make you upset.

bogidon 7y ago
I use emoji when texting sometimes. I have nothing against them. I used emoji as a symbol for excessive and distracting behavior, that feels similar to how memes feel – which to me has an almost mob/cult-like quality to it. I’m not sure what other examples to use to describe the tone I’m referring to without offending anyone. But, I’d personally be really interested in an anthropologist writing about the internet culture of JS development. Edit: hackernews unsurprisingly did not let me use an emoji at the end there.

namelosw 7y ago

Then you'll be pissed when you take a look at the issue list... Again, like others said it's more likely you are just upset about the emoji.

giancarlostoro 7y ago

It's still experimental, just give it time ;) /s It is refreshing though seeing somebody trying to tackle some of my gripes about JS from a clean slate. I get so tired of hearing of x tool just to use some CSS lib or JS lib, or 17 tools to make development better and they all fight each other.

specialist 7y ago

It's a phase. I like that every new cohort grows thru rejection and rebellion. Graffiti, bleached hair, ripped jeans, cathartic music, emoji, or whatever. Source: Former punk, now almost a gray beard.